Bhubaneswar: Thousands of home guards from different parts of the state launched an indefinite strike before Odisha assembly here on Friday to press for their seven-point charter of demands.
The strike is being held the under the banner of Rajya Grharakhi Mahasangha.
“Our major demands include reforms in the Orissa Home Guards Act, 1961, implementation of the assembly standing committee report regarding appointment of home guards as Odisha Auxiliary Police/Fire Force and a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of home guard Sandip Hati, who had immolated himself after being sacked from service
last year,” Mahasangha president Upendra Mohapatra said.
Later, a delegation of the Mahasangha submitted a memorandum to home secretary Asit Tripathy seeking his intervention to resolve their issues.
